Davood Ghadami

Davood Ghadami (Persian: داوود قدمی‎; born 7 August 1982) is an English actor, known for his role as Kush Kazemi in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2014 to 2021.

Davood Ghadami
Ghadami in 2016
Born (1982-08-07) 7 August 1982
Harlow, Essex, England
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Known forTaggart (2010)
EastEnders (2014–2021)

Life and career

Ghadami was born in Harlow, Essex where he attended Saint Nicholas School, Old Harlow. He is of British and Iranian ancestry.[1] He is an actor and was a series regular Duncan Clark in Taggart. Other notable television credits include Life's Too Short, Law & Order, Skins Redux, Doctor Who, Top Boy, Fast Freddie, Silent Witness, Criminal Justice and Spooks.

His film credits include John Carter for Disney, Shop Girl for Bwark Productions, Red Mercury, Extraordinary Rendition and most recently Survivor directed by James McTeigue. On stage he most recently played Amir in 13 at The National, as well as working for York Theatre Royal and Pilot Theatre.

In 2014, Ghadami joined the cast of EastEnders as newcomer, Kush Kazemi [2] for which he won "Best Newcomer" at the TV Choice Awards. He was also nominated for "Best Newcomer" and "Best Actor" at the British Soap Awards.

In August 2017, Ghadami was announced as a contestant for the fifteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing.[3] He was partnered with professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova.[4] They were eliminated in week 11 of the competition, in the quarter-finals.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Casualty Mero Hashid 2 episodes
The Bill Faz Episodes: "Confessions of a Killer" & "Inferno"
2006 Spooks Prince Wissam Episodes: "Hostage Takers: Parts 1 & 2"
Dream Team Izmet Episode: "Trust"
2007 The Omid Djalili Show Mafia Guy 4 episodes
2009 Doctors Tariq Kalbasi 2 episodes
Criminal Justice Josh Hughes Episode #2.2 & #2.3
2010 Bloody Foreigners Plautinianus Episode: "The Untold Invasion of Britain"
Taggart Duncan Clark Series 27; 6 episodes
2011 Doctor Who Jim Episode: "Let's Kill Hitler"
Top Boy Teacher Episode #1.3
2012–2013 Doctors Aran Chandar Recurring role, 13 episodes
2013 Silent Witness Ali Kolathi Episodes: "Trust: Parts 1 & 2"
Life's Too Short Waiter Episode: "Easter Special"
Skins Raj Episodes: "Fire: Parts 1 & 2"
Law & Order: UK Russell Episode: "Paternal"
2013–2014 Casualty Ramin Tehrani Recurring role, 5 episodes
2014–2021 EastEnders Kush Kazemi Regular role, 600+ episodes (so far)[2]
2015 Valentine's Kiss Greg TV mini-series; episode #1.1
2017 Strictly Come Dancing Himself Participant (series 15)

References
  1. "Strictly's Davood Ghadami: I moved schools after bullying". 11 November 2017.
  2. "Davood Ghadami joins EastEnders cast as Kush!". BBC. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. "Swapping Walford for the Waltz, Davood Ghadami joins Strictly". BBC. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. "Say hello to your Strictly 2017 couples!". BBC. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
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